Practice Areas

• Employment discrimination
• Product liability
• Business Litigation
• White collar criminal defense

• General civil litigation

Professional Profile
James Rothschild represents major corporate clients in a variety of matters, including employment discrimination, product liability, business disputes, negligence actions and white collar crime. He also represents clients in arbitration and mediation cases. Mr. Rothschild has been recognized for his accomplishments in the law. Mr. Rothschild was selected as a Super Lawyer by Baltimore Magazine in 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the area of civil litigation, defense.  Only the top 5% of Maryland Lawyer were selected for this distinction. Mr. Rothschild was also selected as a one Maryland's Legal Elite by Baltimore SmartCEO Magazine in 2006.

Mr. Rothschild graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and a semifinalist for the Morris Meyerwitz Prize for Moot Court Excellence. A former columnist for The Daily Record, Mr. Rothschild's writing has appeared in The CPA Journal and the Baltimore Business Journal. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Rothschild was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland from 1978-1983.

Education
University of Maryland School Law (J.D., 1973)
Member, University of Maryland Moot Court Board
Dickinson College (B.A., 1969)
American History Graduation Prize

Government Experience
Honors Program, Criminal Appeals Section, United States Department of Justice, 1973-1976
United States Attorney's Office, District of Maryland, 1978-1983

Admissions
Maryland
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States Supreme Court

Representative Matters

• Defended a foreign manufacturer of wall heaters in a large fire case in federal court and obtained summary judgment after disqualifying the Plaintiff's expert on the grounds that his opinion was not properly grounded in science.

• Represented a nationwide drugstore chain in five separate employment discrimination trials in federal courts in Maryland and New Jersey wherein the Plaintiffs were alleging racial discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation. Obtained a verdict in favor of the defendant in all of the cases.

• Defended a Fortune 500 company in a product liability claim in Maryland federal court involving broken fan shafts in the ventilation system of the Fort McHenry Tunnel. Obtained a verdict in favor of the defendant.

• Represented a large, regional real estate information company in a discrimination claim involving contents of information posted on residential real estate Web site.

• Represented a German company in multidistrict litigation in federal court involving a medical device used for back surgery. Stopped plaintiffs' burdensome discovery requests and obtained favorable settlements.

• Obtained summary judgment in a case involving photographs processed by a retail chain that depicted a naked child and were turned over to police. The decision to grant summary judgment was upheld on appeal.

• Represented a large national security firm in two wrongful death cases in Baltimore City . Obtained favorable settlements that included substantial participation by the codefendant.

• Represented a large commercial cemetery company in a grand jury tax investigation. No charges were brought against the company or its management.

• Represented an employee of large regional general contractor in a grand jury investigation.

• Represented a local real estate multiple listing system in a federal antitrust action in the trial court and United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

• Represented an international architectural design firm in state and federal courts regarding alleged copyright infringement and Lanham Act violations. Achieved a successful settlement for the client.

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